Microsoft Launcher 5.0 brings Timeline support, new Feed UI, more

Arguably the biggest new feature is the Your Phone App, which can be used to link an Android phone with a PC to get access to your photos and texts quickly and easily.

That's not all for Windows-related gaming fun times, either, as Microsoft are also taking the opportunity to introduce a new-look Game Bar as well (which, if you've got it turned on, lets you record clips, screenshots and broadcast your game using Microsoft's various gaming tools). You'll also be able to send SMS texts and group messages while typing on a keyboard using Your Phone, as you can now receive texts on your device and on the PC as well.

A new app called Your Phone offers functionality similar to what OSX provides iPhone and iPad users in the Apple ecosystem. However, it isn't yet clear if Microsoft will be adding more features for iOS users.

Generally speaking, if you have automatic updates installed, the Windows 10 October 2018 update will start going out in waves on October 9. The main new feature here is encompassed by the Your Phone app.

Officially known as Windows 10version 1809, Build 17763, the October update should appear for users in Windows Update from today onwards, with a full rollout worldwide on Wednesday October 10.

Tiebreakers have been perilous for Dodgers
Buehler has never pitched in a playoff game so this is as close as it can get without technically being a playoff game. The Dodgers completed a three game sweep of the Giants and the Rockies won two of three against the Nationals .

Microsoft noted limitations in what you could attach to the Cloud Clipboard.

It can also tell you which apps are using the most battery on your laptop.

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I'll be running some Windows 10 October 2018 and Windows Server 2019 tests against Linux (and maybe BSDs) soon. Microsoft says now we will get a consistent user experience across all platforms.

NOw, with Nvidia's first round of RTX hardware now on the market and DirectX Raytracing support baked into Windows 10, developers have even more reason to take an interest in ray-tracing technology.

The issue is with the Intel Display Audio driver for some of those chips, and Microsoft notes that it may result in excessive processor usage, along with reduced battery life (the latter presumably because of the former, at least in part). You will have to go to the Search box in the taskbar and type "Check for updates".

Microsoft bought ace to-do app Wunderlist in 2015 and, as is the way with these things, it was then turned into a not-as-good version when Microsoft To-do was launched.

Expanding a Start tile folder now allows you to rename the folder. Using your digital pen you can quickly snip and share a screenshot using a new toolbar: Windows+Shift+S brings it up.

Brilliant Lionel Messi conducts Catalans in unrelenting win
Messi capped off a fine night with his second goal at the death to bring an end to a thrilling contest in the English capital. When you're scoring as many goals as he is - 40, 50 or 60 goals a season - as a striker, I want to try and match that. 10/04/2018

White House defends Trump for mocking Kavanaugh accuser
Trump initially was deferential to Ford, describing her late last week as a "very fine woman" and a "credible witness". Christine Blasey Ford - nor the witnesses who corroborate her testimony - can not be called an investigation". 10/04/2018

Ahead of Pixel3 launch, Pixel 2 XL has become cheaper
We expect better battery life from every new phone that launches going forward, and the OnePlus 6T will be no different. If you own a handset running Android 8.0 or up, you can now sideload the new Pixel 3 Launcher on it. 10/03/2018

Mobile Web - Sports - Rockies fall to Dodgers
Pitcher Walker Buehler will start for the Dodgers, facing off against fellow right-hander German Marquez for the Rockies. That was the first hit allowed by six Oakland relievers and the first hit by the Angels since the third inning. 10/03/2018

Cubs closer Strop on wild-card roster
Jon Lester would be on any short list of pitchers you would want in a sudden-death situation. Freeland, the Rockies' quiet ace, dominated for 6 ²/₃ innings on three days' rest. 10/03/2018

More confirmed dead in Indonesia quake tragedy
Indonesia's Metro TV on Sunday broadcast aerial footage from a coastal community in Donggala, close to the epicentre of the quake. The city is built around a narrow bay that apparently magnified the force of the tsunami as the waves raced into the tight inlet. 10/02/2018

Hundreds killed in Indonesian earthquake, tsunami
Images showed a double-arched yellow bridge had collapsed with its two metal arches twisted as cars bobbed in the water below. The tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 7.5 quake , destroyed the idyllic scene in seconds, leaving hundreds dead. 10/02/2018

Here's What The US Gets Out Of Trump's NAFTA Renegotiations
It replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which President Donald Trump had called a job-killing disaster. However, the deal is expected to contain key provisions on Canada's dairy industry and auto exports to the US. 10/02/2018

Flake relocated due to Kavanaugh protest
Some Democratic members of Congress have accused the White House of stopping investigators from interviewing certain witnesses. Trump's pick for the high court. "I don't see that happening in my case". "There's a chance, and we knew that", he said. 10/02/2018

Netflix to debut interactive TV shows, starting with Black Mirror
At the very least, it's not like Black Mirror needs a gimmick to stay popular, so I'm curious to see what the show does with it. No details on the cast, directors, or episodes for Season 5 have been released yet, but fingers crossed we hear something soon. 10/02/2018